Idioms
A part of a garment is mentioned in this phrase that means "I accidentally called you from my cell phone"
What is pocket dial?
Peyton Manning,
2013
Who are the Denver Broncos?
This other term for Vaseline sounds like it might work in your car, but don't try it
What is petroleum jelly?
1864:
"Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream"
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The TVA's Paradise Fossil Plant in Kentucky
What is Coal?
An aircraft's limit, not a stationery item, is in this phrase for going beyond the usual range
What is push the envelope?
Cal Ripken Jr.,
1991
Who are the Baltimore Orioles?
Hot & Sweet Pepper Jelly is a product of this store known as TJ's; try some on the artisan-made baguette
What is Trader Joe's?
1976:
"He's making us proud again"
Who is Gerald Ford?
The ancient Greek ship called the Penteconter--50 of them
What are oars?
A part of the lawn is mentioned in this phrase that refers to the rank & file
What are grass roots?
Ichiro Suzuki,
2001
Who are the Seattle Mariners?
The secretion called royal jelly is fed to all honeybee larvae early on, but after that, only to those selected for this job
What is a queen?
1888:
"Grandfather's hat fits Ben"
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
The Three Gorges facility in China
What is Water Hydroelectric?
In the theater, it threw a powerful beam on one actor, so "to be in" it is to bask in the full glare of the public's attention
What is the spotlight?
LeBron James,
2013
Who are the Miami Heat?
Plastic ones called jellies were a 1983 fad with later versions by Thierry Mugler & Jean Paul Gaultier
What are shoes?
1900:
"The full dinner pail"
Who is William McKinley?
A barouche, mentioned by Jane Austen
What are Horses?
Overly flamboyant writing is known by this colorful phrase
What is purple prose?
LeBron James,
2009
Who are the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Born Ferdinand LaMothe in 1890, this New Orleans pianist claimed to have invented jazz
Who is Jelly Roll Morton?
1964:
"In your heart, you know he's right"
Who is Barry Goldwater?
NextEra in Tehachapi, California, "The Birthplace of" this kind of power
What is Wind Power?